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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin colophōnia, from Ancient Greek κολοφωνία (kolophōnía), from Κολοφών (Kolophṓn, “Colophon”, name of a city where rosin was produced in antiquity). Cognate with English colophony.
Pronunciation
Noun
colofònia f (plural colofònies)
- rosin
- Synonym: pega grega
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